those men of the lady franklin bay expedition might've been the last people to walk across this bay.gining sodden wool jackets and leather army boots. aaaargh! whoahhh! come onnn! look what happened! i wanna take a picture of this! i work on these floes, and try to understand how the sea ice itself evolves, and then therefore how the climate system evolves. when the sea ice goes away, it's replaced by the ocean, which is dark. and this dark surface absorbs a lot of that sunlight. so in areas like this where there's tons and tons of sunlight, 24 hours a day, a transition between an ice-covered region and an open water covered region represents a big shift in how much heat is entering the ocean. we're trying to see if we can figure out what percentage of the ice is made of floes of what size, just in nares strait. and so we're sending up this drone, and it's going about a kilometer out and taking images all the way and coming back, and we're going to stitch them together. and we're going to get a picture of what the ice looks like. i've never seen imagery this good. it's incredible. li

the men of the lady franklin bay expedition wouldn't recognize this place today -- all of these battered-up ice. they'd be astonished to see how this ocean has changed. to me, it's really disturbing. polar oceanographers like chris are reporting that the arctic ocean has lost three quarters of its sea ice volume in the past 40 years. and we're barely acknowledging the impact of these losses on the cooling system of our planet. in all my previous expeditions, i'd be surrounded by seabirds almost every day. these are the first guillemots we've seen on this journey. it's required being here for this five weeks to show me what the outflow of the arctic ocean where -- where the sea ice is supposed to endure the longest -- is really like. coming here really shows me that this is a dramatically changing environment over periods of time that are smaller than my life. we've lost an area of sea ice larger than the united states in the last 40 years. could be even bigger. that's incredible -- i mean that's just such a big chunk of the globe. like imagine if we lost that much landmass all of a sudden -

it is tropical storm franklin bringing it back to the bay area. it is all about the heat today. about the cooling down, though, as we head towards the weekend. and i'm going to be back in a little bit. we're going to talk more about that for now. send it back to looking forward to it will to some national news now as the biden administration continues its push to invest in high-speed internet. >> in rural areas, the reconnect program has received its 4th round of funding its goal to connect everyone in the country to high-speed internet by the year 2030, officials say this process will expand the country's infrastructure while creating good-paying jobs and lowering costs. they also say the nearly 700 million dollar investment will help kids learn help seniors speech safe and grow small businesses. well, tonight for the very first time, any of the contenders for the republican presidential nomination will face off in a debate. but the group's front runner? well, not be there. washington correspondent trevor shirley in dc with the latest. >> former president donald trump is skippi

franklin mckinley is $7 '6,000 a year. that's considered low inco especiallyere in the bay area he k the cenges he's facing. the tax bracket in these zip codes isn't what it is in other areas. he says he'll be ready august 14th, day one. >> sounds promising that he says he's going to be ready. i know they're trying hard to find teachers at this moment. i know you were at a backpack drive earlier today and got to speak with some parents. what are they telling you? >> reporter: it's the same situation. they're in a crisis situation themselves. they can barely afford to pay the rent, pay the bills, car payments and other payments. they're grateful for the sacred heart community services agency for providing these backpacks, about 4,000 of them today and tomorrow. that is a saving grace for a lot of families in the districts that areugglingo make e me this i going tve them maybe lies.to $150 per child in school ku for sacred heart foing >> mian, i know we'll see your fullry later this evg. thank you for the preview. appreciate it >>> still ahead. e is known f promoting body positivity. now a few of lizzo's back

going to see temperatures cranking up for this first day of school for the franklin mckinley union school district in the south bay. a drop-off time is in the upper 60s and it's a warmer start than we usually have, maybe wearing shorts throughout the day. it will be warm at pick-up time, p headed for the mid-80s. hour-by-hour we can see spotty showers possible, especially in the north bay going into late morning, but that may come with isolated thunderstorms. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >>> mike, you're tracking a crash. >> in oakland we had an update last time from three lanes blocked to one lane blocked. the speed sensors are starting to move better. i think there may be a final bit of activity. you may find a couple of lanes blocked, as they're trying to remove that vehicle from the roadway. we'll track south 880 through downtown oakland. but once you pass the downtown area, everything is clear by the coliseum. a typical build in areas like highway 37, 4. the south bay things are simmering down from the first burst of 101 and there's a build toward pleasanton and sunol. >>> 6:01 right now. turning t

bay area. that is not survivable storm surge. there are evacuation orders. franklinnnects us to saint petersburg. it is time to prepare. this could be historic for the state of florida for reasons we don't want. >> it is better to be prepared versus not prepared and have regrets. >> since i've been up, people been hauling trash and boats and getting everything put away hoping and praying for the best. we do this each time and we leave each time, this being loos like a biggie. >> talking to residents in tampa bay this morning, that is what they are doing, preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. back to you. >> steve: that is all they can do. thank you for the report. >> ainsley: over to ashley with headlines. >> ashley: start in san diego, police sniper killing barricaded suspect who shot at officers, flames could be seeing soming from the home the suspect was hiding in. one civilian taken to the hospital, no officers were hurt. in new york 400 protesters rallying outside of a catholic school turned migrant shelter. residents say no one warned them, the shelt

jobina: in oakland, a crash on southbound 880 at franklin street air and speeds have dropped to eight miles per hour. we have at least one lane blocked. at the bayaza, metering lights came on. things are stacking up not too bad. a great time to head out if you need to. walnut creek, looking live at 680, taillights is the southbound traffic. reggie: damar hamlin playing in his first nfl game suffering cardiac arrest on the field. his remarkable return seven months they'd her. kumasi: this year sonoma county fair proving to be a big hit. reggie: this is a live look outside at 5:49. kumasi: within 200 20 days sinc buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsed -- since buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsed. damar hamlin's triumphant return to the field. >> it will be a long journey for the goals i have in the game but today was a step in the right direction. reporter: buffalo bills star safety played in the first game since suffering a shocking cardiac arrest on the field seven months ago. throughout training camp and ahead of the game, fans give him a warm up him. the buffalo bills tweeting out support, hammond speaking. >> it feels amazing. it

going to push the water aaccumulating in the bay on to the shore temperature is not just bayshore, tampa general hospital and all the islands, howard franklin bridge and sunshine skyway bridge, the two major bridges in tampa and st. petersburg and bridgewater, that bridge is closed by florida highway patrol. wind gusts are so strong, it is unsafe to drive over the bridges. if that is not indication of how seriously they are taking this and how strong the wind is becoming, not sure what is. >> nicole, we were looking, three feet of water there. next tide cycle is mid-tide, not much low tide between now and that next high tide circle close to lunchtime, which we were expecting to be foot and a half higher than this. if onshore flow keeps water in the bay, there is potential the water could rise, we are 3.2, maybe up to 4 or 5 foot storm surge range. we will watch closely over next several hours. nicole valdes, thank you. striking to see the waves crashing overshore. the latest storm surge numbers, 3.2 feet, that has gone down just a touch. severe component of the storms, after quiet overnights, we have active tornado warnings tracking a torna

could see more water reach further inland in tampa bay and threaten many homes, businesses and hotels that line this road twochl major bridges, how ard franklin and sunshine ska skyway bridge already shut down. the florida highway patrol deemed those bridges unsafe to drive over. feeling impact of this major now category 4 hurricane despite landfall still hours away and further north in big bend of florida. >> todd: janice dean joins us from the fox weather center. we saw pictures with matt and nicole, you got the 5 a.m. update, what do we know now? >> janice: category 4, strong hurricane hitting an area that has not been hit by intensity like this since records began. 130 mile per hour sustained wind, 5 a.m. advisory. pressure continues to drop. winds go up and pressure comes down, we have had rapid intensification over the last few hours. this is major hurricane, feeling wind gusts close to hurricane strengths, we are about three hours from landfall. the eye wall, where we have strongest, most powerful wind going to scrape the coast within the next hour or so. water is rising. latest storm surge for tampa bay and st. pete area. the bulls ey

tropical storm franklin now that is approaching a haiti dominican republic likely to move on shore overnight tonight with some flooding rains headed in that direction. all right. back in the bay area, though, we've got hazy conditions looking out toward the golden gate bridge right now. of course, we've got fires burning around the state. some of that smoke moving across the bay area skies as well. see more of that again tomorrow. temperatures today. not bad yet. 89 degrees get on the warm side in lemore. 87 in concord. 83 degrees in saint rose and 73 degrees in san francisco. but things are about to switch gears. we're going to see high pressure building in and the next couple of days and that ridge, well, that is going to bring with it high pressure and hot temperatures around much of the bay area will have more on that coming up in a few minutes. >> hey, lauren sweaters seat belts off in the front seat. your car will put out an alert to let you know. but now safety regulators are proposing overt 4 passengers in the back seat as well. the ntsb says that would help reduce injuries, even deaths in a crash proposal would apply to cars, trucks and most buses that way. 10,000 po

bay. mayor shengtao his plan to make oakland safer for everyone. then the latest tropical storms slamming the caribbean overnight. >> franklin packing a powerful punch as it makes landfall in the dominican republic and then the nfl player who controversially ate bananas with width appeal all and put mayo in his coffee. >> he gets an endorsement. >> good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, august 23rd. >> hi, lisa. >> hi. you know, our our clouds are gone. the tropical clouds, the look to it, but the feel to the moisture is still out there. we were hot yesterday. and look at our hazy conditions right now . moderate air quality today from our sutro tower camera. it looks like it's going to be a warm one. it is with mid 70s downtown later on 60 right now. but we do have fog at the coast. look at that, 59 half moon bay, 64 mountain view and you can see the golden gate bridge socked in. but this all clears away for rapid warming today. upper 50s santa rosa, nevada, with mid 60s. so still not quite back to where we should be because the marine layer is going to disappear. it needs to reform and we need to get that sea breeze and we won't do that until we

parts of the southwest up toward great bay sin not only today and tomorrow but as we get into friday as well. speaking of the tropics we have tropical storm franklintening flooding for this region as well as some strong gusty winds. and then we are going to watch this develop over the next couple of days into a hurricane out in the atlantic and still a lot of uncertainty but the east coast, you don't need to keep as eye on that as well as bermuda. we will keep you up to date. brian kilmeade 99 in milwaukee today and not because you're hot. [laughter] >> brian: right, it will be hot outside and inside wherever i am for almost meaning that janice, i appreciate it. let's talk politics. g.o.p. candidates gear up for debate on fox. new iowa poll showing half of republicans voters say they can be persuaded to support another candidate as their first choice. so let's bring in erin perrine communication directors for never back down pac for ron desantis. i'm sure you love that poll. those are the people you want to persuade. erin, how do you do it governor desantis. >> this is a great opportunity for governor desantis to have a conversation with a nationa

franklin, and courtney campbell causeway. those will probably be closed until 4:00, 5:00 this afternoon. >> mayor, what about power situations? i mean, you know, do a lot of the folks in the tampa area, bayea have power or have you been seeing a lot of hits on that front? >> no, we're good with power. had several calls with our local power supply tico with their ceo archie collins, and as soon as we have reports of power outage, they have the crews on the ground to take care of those. so we don't have any widespread power outages. we have you know, a one, two, three here and there from downed tree limbs and those types of things. but that is not to say we won't have further outages when that water continues to come into the low lying areas. >> mayor jane castor, i thank you so very much for your time. it is an extremely busy day for you, and i thank you for taking the time to be with us. >> without a doubt. >> i wish i had done this in the beginning -- sorry? >> oh, i said we have a cabin right by where you're at, so i've been in that location many times. good luck to you. >> and i've got to tell you, just the water that has been coming in, it comes in so quickly. mayor, i thank you, and